MEXICO CITY — Ambassador of the United States in Mexico Roberta Jacobson said that building a border wall between the two countries is not feasible or positive for the bilateral relationship.
In an interview with Ciro Gómez Leyva of Grupo Fórmula, she said that the wall is not in the plans of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama.
“It doesn’t help advance relations between the two countries, or the future of either country. We are focusing on continuing to improve relations, and the economic, social and cultural benefits that exist for both countries in the bilateral relationship,” she said.
When asked about the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s intention to build a border wall, she said that it is part of the electoral process and political debate in the United States.
“It is not the stance of the current government, we don’t think that it is something feasible, and in recent years we have seen many laws to build parts of walls along the border and there are many sensitive areas in the relationship such as the environment and business,” said Jacobson.
Jacobson said that the United States is lucky to have Mexico as a neighbor, and that the two countries have a very strong relationship.
When asked whether a president of the United States would be able to exit a trade agreement such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that exists between the United States, Mexico and Canada, she said that it would be possible but that the current government continues with a strategy of joint initiative and cooperation.